Crisis of Social Democratic Trade Unionism in Western Europe

Martin Upchurch is a Professor of International Employment Relations at the Middlesex University Business School, Middlesex University, UK, Graham Taylor, is a Reader in Sociology, at the School of Sociology, University of the West of England, UK and Dr Andrew Mathers is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Sociology, University of the West of England, UK.

'The authors combine a masterful analysis of the weakening nexus between social democratic labour parties and trade unions in Europe with thoughtful reflections on possible future developments. A must-read for everybody interested in the possibilities of trade union revival.' Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham, UK '...[this book] makes a valuable contribution to a seminal concern for union activists.' Labour Research

• Chapter 1 Social Democracy and Trade Unions; Chapter 2 Sweden – Social Democracy after the Divorce?; Chapter 3 Germany – The Collapse of a Model?; Chapter 4 State, Unions, and Labourism in Britain; Chapter 5 The Persistence of French Exceptionalism?; Chapter 6 The ‘European Social Model’: Towards a Transnational Social Democratic Trade Unionism?; Chapter 7 Alternative Futures?;